anyone in the photography club?

[Vince Lupo]

I like the light and the attitude of the subject -- light's coming up from slightly below?

 

[wardlarson]

I like the light and the attitude of the subject -- light's coming up from slightly below?

thanks and yes, and it's naturally lit. he's standing in front of a purple door, under an overhang. The light is just sunlight reflecting off the cement in front of him. sometimes you get lucky and i didn't even like this photo when I first took it, and it ended up being the best of the shoot once I saw it on the big screen.

 

[ariel.714 o/c]

Larson Good work .The shots of the deer,the alley and the truck in the mud are bananas.

 

[Tim]

Ok - I'm looking for free pointers and lessons in this thread, just so you know where I'm coming from. I don't know f-stop from a hole in the ground. Thankfully my Sony a55 has a bunch of 'auto' settings otherwise I'd be wasting photons.

So anyhow, the camera came with the kit 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens. I promptly picked up an older Sigma 75-200mm f2.8-3.5 for taking pics of my daughter at gymnastics (but it isn't recognized my the Sony, so it's all manual mode till I either re-chip it or get a newer model) and most recently just bought a 50mm prime f1.7 50mm Minolta lens.

Used it to snap a few quick pics at Back Alley Moto the other night. Like I say, I have no clue what I'm doing, but hey, they're better than the pics I used to take.

 

[Tim]

And don't forget, you can click on the photo for the original full-size. The site automatically down-sizes them to fit better in the post, but clicking on them blows them up.

 

[RustyOlive]

not sure what your looking for Tim.. i think you did a great job.. half the art of photography is experimenting... there are rules.. and then there are rules to break all the rules.. play with all the modes and functions and have fun fucking up.. its the best way to learn i say... aka.. self tought, LOL

come on over my garage some time.. let you play with a 1957 Yashica 120mm film camera.. its really fun too!! =)

ps.. tell Paul, Cam says hi.. LOL

 

[wardlarson]

some information on aperture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture

essentially: the lower the number, the larger the aperture, the brighter the image, and the shallower the depth of field. visa versa, the higher the number, the lower the aperture, the darker the image, and the deeper the depth of field.

low light, low number. lots of light, higher number. but there's more to it than that, obviously.

 

[Tim]

Some more snapshots from the past few days at the cottage. Click for full size.

 

[pvdnh]

Yeah Tim, you're doing great. As was mentioned, most of photography is experimentation to find your niche and learn more about your gear.

The real question, though -- whats up with that fox?

That last image is great!

 

[bikeboy]

play with a 1957 Yashica 120mm film camera.. its really fun too!! =)

Now you're talking. I have one of these too and it's great fun. Reversed viewfinder and all Such a nice big screen.

ian

 

[Tim]

The fox came by the cabin one day when we were grilling hotdogs. He had a mouse hanging out of his mouth and dropped it when he smelled the cooking. Sat down like a dog waiting for a meal.

 

[CB350f Cafe]

You should have cooked his mouse.

 

[tonuppirate]

i've just got back into it after taking a few years off, digital photography, especially with a good DSLR is amazing! here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5914890587/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5920511329/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5915466544/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5427473545/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5968734759/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5969292662/#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79217750@N00/5968711039/#

 

[jayfromjay]

I mess with my PHD, but Pure Lunacy is very good. He did our band pics for a couple years.

 

[Ryan P]

I realize it's been a while since anyone has posted here but I just came across this and thought I'd share a link to my photo website and blog. Ride safe and Keep Living.

http://www.ryanpavlovich.com
http://www.heykeepliving.tumblr.com

 

[bwald]

I had a Triton with a broken wing parked in my driveway a month or two ago. I decided to shoot it.

 

[CafeRacer650]

The fox came by the cabin one day when we were grilling hotdogs. He had a mouse hanging out of his mouth and dropped it when he smelled the cooking. Sat down like a dog waiting for a meal.

Poor guy, it looks like he could use a couple hotdogs.

 

[Vince Lupo]

One of my Duff Goldman shots made it onto an ice cream container....I know, weird.

 

[Vince Lupo]

My good friend Sam Shoshan, owner of Classic Connection in Fairfield, CT, just published a little article that I wrote about traveling with a Leica M9:

http://blog.classicconnection.com/2012/11/traveling-with-an-m9/

Just graduated from the M9 to the M Monochrom (black and white only body) -- should be here tomorrow!

 

[JustinLonghorn]

Very nice, Vince. Very nice.